I got the inspiration for this story from XxMillionMidnightsxX's story Meteors. Ike and Samus have been in a relationship for a while. Samus thinks all is going well, but Ike has been keeping a secret from her and everyone he is close to. What will happen? It is also worth noting that this takes place in an AU setting.
Background: Ike and Samus first meet at a fancy diner. Ike is looking for someone else, but doesn't find this person; he sees Samus all alone, looking put out. Ike asks what is going on. Samus tells him that she was supposed to meet her date here, but he failed to show up. The friend that set them up, told her that he wasn't coming and she was very sorry about the whole ordeal. Ike comforts her the best he can, due to him not having any feeling. She finally takes a good look at him and notices his attractive features. His handsome face, he spiky blue hair, his muscles. He looked perfect. He even came to console her when she was about to give up hope on dating. Ike noticed her beauty right away, but didn't want to risk tripping over his words, so decided against commenting on that. She wore a short sleeved dress, which went just a little further than her knees. Her hair braided up. She looked really pretty. Samus asks what Ike is doing here. He told her he was supposed to meet someone here but couldn't find this person. She finds it odd how he words things. She asks, "What is the name of my hero?" He stared her straight in the eyes and responded,
"Ike. Your name?"
"Samus Aran. Thank you for being here Ike." She bats her eyelashes at him. His face hiding how confused he is by this damsel's actions. She is wondering why he didn't pick up her painfully obvious flirting. She asks what he does for work. He doesn't respond, which makes Samus a little uneasy. She decided it would be for the best to drop the subject. They continue conversing until it is time to go home. She gives Ike a soft kiss on the cheek. He is really good at hiding what he is thinking, otherwise he would look like a deer in the headlights. Samus slips him a piece of paper. He takes it and hides it. "Your number, right?" He asks referring to the paper. Samus nods and smiles and says,
"We should go on a date sometime." and with a flirtatious wink, she closes her door. Leaving Ike there, all confused. Why would she give him her number? He decided that he better get some sleep. Tomorrow was going to be a long day after all.
When he didn't text her, she was starting to feel discouraged. It was when she was about to completely give up on finding a man, that she got a text notification. It was from an unfamilar number that said, "Hey, this is your "date" from yesterday. You gave me this number before you went into your house." She quickly saved the number into her phone then texted back, "Hey Ike, I was starting to wonder if I scared you off. Why didn't you text me earlier?" A response quickly came back, "I assumed that you wanted to sleep, so I figured it best not to text you till now. By the way, you looked really pretty in that dress." Her heart is going to melt. He is so SWEET. She texts back, "Thank you. I know this is short notice, but are you available tonight, I'd love a walk in the park." He responds back, "I don't have anything going on. Should we do this after dinner?"
"Yes, see you then, my knight in shining armor!" She gets a quick text back saying,
"Knight? Since when was I a knight!"
"When you consoled me, you are my knight and my hero!"
"If you say so. I have got to go." Ike texted back. She is rather curious, Samus asks her friends about her mysterious friend (hopefully boyfriend before too long). A few of her friends knew about him, but they didn't know anything aside from his name.
During their date, Samus hints about how this is rather strange but she wants to be with him. He says something similar, which leads Samus to ask, "Would you be interested in becoming a couple? Like boyfriend and girlfriend?" He looks at me and says,
"Making sure I understand what you're saying in no uncertain terms are you? I would love to be your boyfriend. But be warned, you will not find out a lot about me for a long time." I am so giddy that I jump on him and plant a big kiss on his lips. It doesn't last more than a second or two; I am so excited to have him as my boyfriend.
Samus' POV: I am waiting for my man to come so we can have some lunch. He always has been this way, he doesn't tell me when he will arrive; all he tells me is that he will be here anywhere between 5-10 minutes. He doesn't tell me anything about work. I am starting to feel uneasy about it, but I ignore it. There has to be a good reason he dodges the questions about work. I see him, and a smile makes it way to my lips. He looks a little off, but I know he won't tell me anything. We eat in relative silence, until he asks how my day has been going. I tell him a bit about how work is irritating and how I'd love to do something where I work on my own clock. He suggested I look into doing something that helps relax me and then see where that takes me. His phone rings, and he answers it. After answering, he hangs up and says, "I've got to go babe, see you later?" I nod. I know that it is for work, it is all he ever does if he isn't with me. A few of my girl friends come and greet me. They all ask where my boyfriend is. I tell them that he had to go off to work. They ask me if I have learned anything about him. I tell them that I have learned nothing. "Well, maybe we can find out what he is doing. I did see him at the Skyline Dineryesterday, he was all alone." I look at her confused.
"He was? Must have just been hungry. He tends to work a lot." She says she will come here again and see what is going on. I nod. I mean, if she can find anything out about his work, that would be great. For now I decide to go find something else to do.
Neutral POV: Samus' friends are at the Skyline Diner, they see him, and he hear him order an interesting dish not on the menu. He then spots the girls, looking at him. They get on the phone to talk to some other friends. They didn't catch Ike say, "To Go." and used his eyes to point towards the girls. The attendant had him sneak outside and into the back entrance. When the girls notice his disappearance they try to ask, but none of the workers know where he went. The girls finally decide that Ike left and went home after eating.
I know most of this chapter was background information, but I felt that the story needed it in order to add to the story. We will see what the next chapter brings.
